The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-01-12
SHORT STOPS AT THE OLD STAR.
Chat and Gossip ut the Trade Centre
Around which the Finest BIOoded
Stock Craze and GamboI OH a
Tl,orGond Hills.
NINETY-SIX. Jan. 10, 1887.

NINETY-SIX. Jan. 10, 1887.
Hands are rather "previous" IN the viola
tion of contract. Trial Jnstice Moore sent
sam Boyd to Jail last week for this offense.
Mr.. I.arl,in A. Stuart. son Of the lnte DR..
John Stuart, has married In Ohio. we wish
Lark much happiness, he Is noble fellow
and is destined 10 make name for himself.
John Williams (colored) took Mike De
Loache's milk cow to- Greenwood and tried 10
sell her for beef, but the butcher suspecttng
something wrong refused payment and Johh
has skipped
We loaned our breech-oader to a young
gentleman last week and he WAS 10 give us all
the birds that he killed for the rent OF the
gun. Too cheap rs we have not received any
rent yet.
Farmer Shumate says no stock are more
profitable than sheep.
Umbrella rabbit hunters are all the 60 now
since Mnster.Edward CaSon Ricr's success.
ceries to Col. ]. P. Phillips.
Since our last q beautiful snow mas fallen
and our rabbit hunters are all In their glory.
We would Ike TO hear somethinsaoont . thaI Gn
sired information?
An attempt was recently made 10 bore into
Dr. Wrnck'S back door. ,.
Mr.. \. J. Quattlebum has purchased some
fine milk cows and carried to Augusta, Ga.
He proposes to establish first class DAIRY.
And the Augusta people can depend upon get
ting nothing hut pure milk from nm.
Mr.. j. 5. Wilson our efficient express agent
erly occupied by DR.. Wenck.
NIessrs Ford & King have moved to the
house formerly occupied By Mr.. stu. ard 4.
S. Osborn has moved into the store NO. D Mil
ler'S block.
We hope the town council will haul some
sand In front of the Green stores OH tine Soutn
side.
Mr. Thomas McCas!an of Bradley's is visit
Mr.. j. y. Stuart will farm this year in Cow
Grove Mr.. Stuart has the repuiation or ne
M f,nn n n ElrrnprS ".
We hope lie will make II fine crop.
Mr.. Henry Hill has moved t., Johnstone'S.
We are sorry to give up such good citizen;
Mr.. y. b. still who formerly clefkt9 ior M; M;
Shumatc will move to his farm in Edgcneld
county, we wish him much success.
J. d. Beacham and wife are in Ninety-SiA
visiting relatives and friends.
Mr.. w. 5. Richardson Is importing some
more fine Bramah chickens from Virginia..
Our new livery and sale stable Is IN iuIi
blast.
Mr.. Thomas L. Moore has been rcappontcd
TRIAL Justice.
Mr.. George F Martin OF Ehge1leld county
says he has killed nine hundred partridgeS
since the commencement OF the hunting sci-
SOE.
cow and carried her TO Greenwood and they
charged him five dollars for taking her up
and two duys Keep. At this rate Greenwood
will exhaust NnrtySix hetiS cn"mtv sonm are run
ming to Nincty-SiX township. They sny taxes
are 100 high in Edgciield.
We don't know who your correspondent
from Echo Hill il but he Is rininenty correct
about that trial justice matter. We believe
the people ought 10 nc consulted before ap-
pontmcntS or removals are nnhe.
Mr.. Riu>nm CLANCY after making many IN
cu;rics for q dear old friend found hat he had
been dead for several months. MIR. ChaneJ
will wear the usual badge.
Trial Justice Moore has II warrant ont ior
one Miled.r BuItnn for several offences, hut
il seems. AIliedge has left the country Tor the
cOuutry'S ;.,Gd.
Mr.. Henry l'au"hman of Mccormick has
been visiting Mr. J. {. Griiiin'> family.
An educated darky from COkcsbury has io!d
the npgrOrS in This community mat III" states
nf Georgia and South t'aroiiua, laurcnS coun-
Is and u part OF Edgeiicd are soon TO be
swallowed UP by an e&rlhquak":
At the last communication OF the eureka
Lodge Mr. jams Rogers, I:., was elected
Secretary vice Mr.. j. D. Watson who dc
clni' to be IN Stai led.
REV. t. Palmer Iutson preached at the
Presbyterian Church In this place on last
sunday morning,
It Is said there is more moving this year
than nt any former period, though labor Is
plentiful and cheap. Mr. duncan has brought
Il car load OF hands from Union to work klS
lands near New Market.
Mr.. Il. Y. PinSOn has been on q Visit 10 Au-
guSIa Wclavc not heard whether he bought
the city or not.
Mr. VI. =. Richardson shipped n trio Of beau
ii(ul white I;rlmnh chickens on last Monday
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